Police investigating Lyra McKee murder release CCTV footage of gunman

The PSNI have released CCTV footage, showing both journalist Lyra McKee and the gunman believed to have murdered her.

The officer leading the investigation, Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy said they hope releasing the video will encourage people with information to come forward.

The images show Ms McKee among a crowd of onlookers, behind a police Land Rover, just a short time before she was shot dead.

A gunman is highlighted in another frame on a corner, before an individual is seen lifting somethign from the ground at the same spot.

Ms McKee was shot while covering rioting in the Creggan area on Thursday night.

She was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital, but died a short time later.

Police said that they believe dissident republicans calling themselves the New IRA are behind her murder.He has called on the people of Creggan to help bring Ms McKee's murderer to justice.

Det Supt Murphy said - “Lyra’s death is senseless and appalling beyond belief. It represents the tragic loss of promise and the loss of potential, however it should not be the loss of hope".

"We know that the people of Creggan do not support what happened and they stand with us today in outrage and disgust at the mayhem that took place on their streets last night."

He said that police had already received a large number of calls and information from the public relating to the murder.

"I would like to thank them for their support and for their willingness to come forward and to try to help us take a killer off the streets," he said.

"We also know that a range of footage is circulating on social media however I cannot stress enough how important it is that people who were in the area last night and who recorded video and took photos share what they have with us via our Major Incident Public Portal.

"People saw the gunman and people saw those who goaded young people out onto the streets, people know who they are. The answers to what happened last night lie within the community.

"I am asking people to do the right thing for Lyra McKee, for her family and for the city of Derry/Londonderry and help us stop this madness."

Anyone with footage or images can uploaded them to the dedicated PSNI major incident public portal: